A Commentary on Thucydides

`a model for anyone who wants to get to grips with that great historian: detailed scholarship combined with breadth and lucidity, and the Greek translated into English, too ... It is the model on which all future commentaries should be based.' Peter Jones, The Times `research students and others who can take what H. has to offer will find it both informative and stimulating, and an excellent starting-point for further work. I look forward eagerly to the second volume.' P.R. Rhodes, The Classical Review, 1992 `The translation is intended to bring out the essence of the Greek and is not simply a word-for-word rendering. In most cases, it is both smooth and precise; Hornblower has done an excellent job.' Times Literary Supplement `Hornblower ... has read widely, and his commentary succeeds in wedding literary studies with historical. Anyone who needs to brush up on the bibliography connected with any of the standard Thucydidean problems will want to have a look at this book.' David Potter, University of Michigan, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 3.6(1992) `Hornblower's work ... will no doubt become the definitive general resource. The presentation of recent scholarship is fair, clear and comprehensive. Hornblower strikes an acceptable balance between summarizing scholarly debate and repeating material treated more fully elsewhere.' John E. Ziolkowski, The George Washington University, Classical World